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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe president’s mass immigration efforts are in full swing. Here’s what to know about the four detention centers near North Texas.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
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Representatives from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) received a chilly reception at City Hall last week,<\/a> when two committees met to discuss the role Dallas\u2019 police force was asked to play in federal immigration enforcement through the 287(g) program.\u00a0<\/p>\n A few questions were answered, while many more remained unanswered. Several council members had the flames of their frustrations fanned by two ICE agents<\/a> who identified themselves as Officers Francis and Ivey. The duo hemmed and hawed around questions such as \u201cdo immigrants have constitutional rights,\u201d and repeatedly contradicted themselves and Dallas Police Chief Daniel Comeaux, whose account of the partnership proposal didn\u2019t really align with ICE\u2019s descriptions.\u00a0<\/p>\n And now another Dallas official is disagreeing with the information that ICE shared at the lectern. Officer Francis, assistant director of ICE\u2019s Dallas field office, told the council he\u2019d sent an email to the Dallas City Marshal\u2019s Office some months ago asking that ICE agents be allowed to access the city\u2019s detention center. The Dallas County jail has been a phenomenal cooperator in handing over undocumented<\/a> detainees, he emphasized; the Marshal\u2019s, less so. (The Dallas Marshal is a separate entity from DPD and the county sheriffs.)<\/p>\n \u201cEssentially, my intention was to identify [undocumented]\u00a0people in jails,\u201d said Francis. \u201cI was told that my request had been forwarded to the city manager, and I followed up with an additional request, but I never received a response.\u201d\u00a0 <\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhen news happens, Dallas Observer is there \u2014 <\/strong> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe\u2019re aiming to raise $30,000 by December 31, so we can continue covering what matters most to you. If the\u00a0Dallas Observer\u00a0matters to you, please take action and contribute today, so when news happens, our reporters can be there.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Francis didn\u2019t go so far as to suggest that his request is something City Manager Kimberly Tolbert is still considering, but to avoid any confusion, Dominique Artis, Dallas\u2019 chief of public safety, released a memorandum on Friday making it clear<\/a> that the Marshal\u2019s Office won\u2019t be working with ICE.\u00a0<\/p>\n Dallas City Marshal\u2019s officials confirmed to Artis that they heard from an ICE representative six months ago about a potential agreement. Interim Chief Clifton Knight stated that the federal agency requested an ICE officer be posted at the city detention center during each shift. Artis\u2019 memo notes that the department is committed to \u201cpromoting unbiased policing\u201d and \u201cpublic confidence and trust,\u201d something that would be eroded if ICE officers were to be stationed there.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201c[Knight] indicated that the Marshal\u2019s Office conveyed that this request would not be approved, and there have been no subsequent discussions on the matter since then,\u201d Artis wrote. \u201cAdditionally, Chief Knight confirmed that there has been no communication regarding any pending approval from the City Manager\u2019s Office.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe do not permit personnel from outside agencies to be stationed or housed within the city detention center,\u201d the memo adds.\u00a0<\/p>\n Francis suggested that the partnership request made sense because ICE is looking to find undocumented people who \u201ccome into contact with the criminal justice system.\u201d But for the most part, individuals who land at the city detention center <\/a>aren\u2019t the hardened bad guys that the Trump administration has sworn they\u2019re targeting. The city detention center is mainly used for people picked up on minor crimes like illegal dumping, public intoxication and city ordinance violations.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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